Episode 3 - Role Player Gamer Type

An episode of Game on Girl on the Go

Listen to Regina McMenomy, Ph.D. Talk about gender and gaming! In these short episodes, Regina will discuss issues around gender and gaming, both video games and board games. Regina will also delve into the gamer types she discovered during her dissertation research. Are you a self gamer? Role player? Mastery? Listen and find out!

Ever run into a conflict with gamers in your game group? Find a particular game annoying because your friends play it wrong? Join Regina McMenomy, Ph.D. as she talks about how the Gamer Types get along... or not!

Do you strive to unlock all of the achievements in a game? Does your Steam profile show more than one game at 100% completion? Then you might be a Mastery Gamer Type! Listen to Regina McMenomy, Ph.D. talk about the different Gamer types in Game on Girl on the Go!

Do you create an extensive background for your avatar? Do you make up your own creative story that ties to your avatar’s choices? Listen to Regina McMenomy, Ph.D talk about one of the ways gamers create new identities in game.

Hello Everyone and welcome to Game on Girl on the Go! In this episode, Regina talks about her video game research and the gamer types she’s discovered: Self, Role Play, and Mastery. Check it out! Until next time, game on!